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7. Question: What are some of the antagonists to the production and utilization of Natural Progesterone?

Answer: Animals in industrialized countries, especially the U.S., are routinely fed synthetic hormones and eat grain and grasses that are laden with pesticides. These synthetic compounds are concentrated in the fat of the meat and dairy products sold commercially.

Additionally, synthetic hormones sold by prescription and a wide variety of petrochemical compounds are also consumed by women. These chemical compounds are refereed to as xeno-estrogens or xeno-biotics and have been shown to interfere with the production and utilization of natural progesterone.

Answer: When progesterone levels fail to reach the normal 20 - 25 mg. during the final two weeks of a woman's monthly cycle then estrogen is unopposed for the entire month and this condition is referred to as "Estrogen Dominance." Interestingly, the symptoms of PMS & menopause and the conditions of infertility & osteoporosis have been shown to be the result of "Estrogen Dominance" relative to an insufficiency of progesterone.

Answer: After menopause estrogen production decreases by about 40%. In other words the female body still produces estrogen at about 60% of pre-menopause levels. Because progesterone is the biological precursor for the production of estrogen, it is the natural choice for menopausal women as well as for pre-menopausal women to enjoy optimal health.

Answer: There are approximately 150 identified symptoms of PMS and significantly fewer symptoms associated with menopause. Most women with these two conditions respond well to natural progesterone, especially when they reduce their consumption of the antagonist to progesterone discussed above.

Because progesterone is the "Pro-Gestational" hormone, it is the primary necessary hormone for conception and full term pregnancy.

In a three year study of 63 post-menopausal women with osteoporosis, Women using transdermal progesterone cream experienced an average 7-8% bone mass density increase the first year, 4-5% the second year and 3-4% the third year! Untreated women in this age category typically lose 1.5% bone mass density per year!!! These results have not been found with any other form of hormone replacement therapy or dietary supplementation!

Answer: Nature did not intend women to put hormones into their stomachs. Consequently, about 80% of orally administered progesterone is intercepted by the liver and passed out of the body, unused. Progesterone in suppository form is also intercepted by the liver and bound up by the wax vehicle. In either case, because there is no sound basis for putting an extra burden on the liver, informed women have chosen to use a transdermal cream which is almost 100% biologically available, as shown by salivary hormone assays.

Answer: A component of Yam (diosgenin) was, at one time, thought to be converted in the body to progesterone but that has been proven to be unsubstantiated. In fact, while it has certain health benefits, there are no published studies that would allow one to conclude that Yam will increase progesterone levels in humans or animals. Only supplemental Natural Progesterone has been demonstrated to increase serum and saliva progesterone levels in women, a fact that is verified by ample clinical and published scientific research.

Answer: Yes. The Physician's Desk Reference lists a long list of side effects and contraindications for what is commonly referred to as progesterone. According to a second quarter news report in 1996, progesterone increases a woman's risk for female specific cancers. Significantly, the progesterone that has side effects is the synthetic progesterone (progestin) or Progesterone Acetate. Unlike synthetic progesterone (progestin or progesterone acetate), however, there are no reports of any significant side effects or health problems associated with natural progesterone.

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